Adam Wright is an American water polo player and a college water polo head coach.
Education
Wright attended University of California, Los Angeles and played water polo for the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship team During his years at University of California, Los Angeles, his team won back-to-back National Collegiate Athletic Association championships in 1999 and 2000. During his senior year, he was named as honorable mention on the All-America team and was on the All-MPSF second-team for his 39 goals on 76 attempts.
As a junior in 1999, he was named to the All-America third-team and All-MPSF second-team
He had 48 points (second on the team), 27 assists (first), and 39 steals.
At University of California, Los Angeles, Wright was coached by Guy Baker, the former United States of America women"s water polo team coach.
Career
On June 3, 2009, Wright was named the head coach of the University of California, Los Angeles Bruins men"s water polo team, having served as its men"s and women"s water polo team assistant coach. Wright is now the head coach of the University of California, Los Angeles Bruins men"s water polo team, after serving as an assistant coach for both the men"s and women"s teams. Wright, a driver, played tough defense and was a good scorer.
At the 2007 Pan American Games, he had four goals to help the American team gain a berth in the Beijing Olympics.
Additionally, he scored five goals at the 2007 FINA World Championships. After graduation from University of California, Los Angeles with degrees in history and sociology, Wright played water polo for Bissolati Cremona (2007), Civitavecchia in Italy (2006), Nuoto Catania in Sicily (2005-2006), and Dynamo in Moscow (2004-2005).
On December 7, 2014, he led his University of California, Los Angeles men"s water polo team to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Men"s Water Polo Championship, defeating University of Southern California 9–8 at the University of San Diego"s Canyonview Pool. lieutenant was University of California, Los Angeles"s 9th title in men"s water polo.
He attended Long Beach"s Wilson High School and played on the school"s water polo team
He was coached by Ricardo Azevedo, his Olympics teammate Tony Azevedo"s father, at Wilson. Wright was born in Huntington Beach, California, and has listed Seal Beach, California, as his hometown. He is 6"3" tall and weighs 195 lbs.
Membership
He was a member of the United States men"s national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He was a member of the 2004 and 2008 United States of America water polo team
